The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-27

long. much work can be accomplished at small
COST Cotton factories are paying from l0 TO 80
per cent, and daring the past year eighty fact
cries have started in the State.
Missouri copper mines that have been idle for
two or three years are being operated, and val
liable bodies of ore are being opened up. For
eign capital has recently taken hold OF several
neglected mines.
Notwithstanding the dullness in wooden manu-
fac turing. great many companies are enlarg-
ing their companies and plants. The manufact-
urers are not acting Is though anticipating a
prolonged dullness.
in Rhode Island, is being removed. and the
works will be covered with canvas with several
coats of metallic paint. This a departure
which 1t might pay other manufacturers to OBJ
serve.
So far this yesr New Orleans cotton receipts
have gained 100000 bales over last year, and
bank ciearings show an increase In ratio or
from to 10 In twelve months. Several manu-
featuring enterprises being established
there.
Philadelphia buyers have been ordering such
large pieces of plate-glass that it has been found
impossible to get rail transportation for them.
Two plates are IA by Is feet. and are to be
shipped by water to New Orleans, thence by sea
to this city.
The State convention of Ohio miners will be
held at Columbus on Jan II and friendly set
Element of the wage question for the coming
year Is expected. The miners are everywhere
proposing arbitration. State conventions will
DC nol1 In ONO, Indiana ana lIluol3.
A New York architect is building an immense
hotel with l. 100 feet front. fire-proof at Tampa,
Fla, and quite a nun Der of buildings are being
erected IN St. Augustine. the largest Of which is
to cost s., 600 900 when completed The total
outlay for buildings under contract in the State
is 81 000 0O0
Pillsbury mill IA" erinds 900 barrels OF -four
daily, which is enough for New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City. 1t is eight stories high, and
work is never stopped 1t keeps two hundred
railway-cars busy. An electrical apparatus ena-
bles a Waterman to locate a heated box any
where in the mill.
New York electricians greatly pleased
with the experiments thus far made with the
Julien syteu. but competitors crowding
close upon each others heels for recognition. A
new electrical system known as the 3. I. K
VIII soon be introduced, and four five thou
sand lamps will be lighted by it in London.
Cypress is being much more largely used for
interior Characterization than heretofore, and
the attention of architects and builders is being
have not used it is that, being a Southern wood.
it is more liable to be affected by heat cold,
drought and moisture than Northern wood.
At Cohoes more machinery has been running
more people havei been employed and
goods sold during the past year than ever. The
product OF the knittingmi of Cohoes and
Waterford amount to $5,287.0O0. During the
year, Is. 800 bales OF cotton were worked up. All
OF the mills shut down yesterday. and will start
up on Jan. 2
The extraordinary demand for lumber is
bringing out great variety of drying processes
covering cold-ar and hot-air methods. It nays
to expet moisture in Order to save freight. Slow
seasoning is out of date. Improved methods in
the preparation of lumber appearing every
where, and the better prices realized are stimu-
lating the demand for dryers.
North Carolina is coming to the front as
manufacturing State. A new gold mine opened
at Prosperity yields So to 5000 per ton. knit
ting mill has just been built5at Wilmington,
ice company has started at Nashville. SO, 600
cottou-mill has been put up at Gastonia. and
there are new planng-mills, saw mills and erist-
mills in various parts of the State.
There is declining tendency in shoemakers'
wages in New England. One reason given for
this is the competition of country factories that
were opened on account of the trades unonlsm
rule IN the larger centers In number of the lead
ing factories in Lynn individual contracts
being made between workingmen and manufact-
urers below the regular union prices It is ex-
pected that there will be general dropping off
of wages after Jan. /.